The Minnesota Gophers hosted the 2022 Big Ten Track and Field Championships at their newish facility this weekend, and several of their athletes enjoyed the home field advantage. Minnesota earned three individual Big Ten Championships—all repeats of titles won in 2021 as well as the women finished in third place and the men finished in fifth place in the team standings.
Day one on Friday belonged to Minnesota thrower Kostas Zaltos. He earned his second consecutive championship in the hammer throw with a toss of 71.40m (234’ 3”) winning by over five feet. Minnesota added a fifth place performance in the hammer throw from Jake Kubiatowicz with a throw of 65.